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PSU at the Institute for Project Based Learning

·June 27, 2019

For the last five summers, the Center for Project-Based Learning at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has offered a project-based learning institute for teams from colleges and universities who are interested…

Movie/TV Review

Rocketman

·June 11, 2019

I first saw a trailer for this movie over a year ago and I was kind of skeptical at the idea of a biopic that billed itself as a "true…

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TWP Action Plan

·June 6, 2019

At the June 4 meeting of the Tackling a Wicked Problem instructors group, we were asked to develop an action plan to lay out things we need to learn about…

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OER for Tackling a Wicked Problem

·May 30, 2019

Draft of the #OER for our new Tackling a Wicked Problem course. Feedback welcome! https://wicked-problem.press.plymouth.edu/

Movie/TV Review

May Movies

·May 29, 2019

I have to be better about posting my movie "reviews" more quickly. I get overwhelmed thinking that I need to write something about the movie when really the whole point…

Domain Camp 2019 PSU Open

Domain Camp 2019

·May 25, 2019

I am going to participate in Domain Camp 2019 this summer. It is a community focused on creating, maintaining, and extending domains for educators. The open invitation describes the camp…

Assessment

Assessment Conference Debrief

·May 19, 2019

I went to the 3rd Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference in Henniker last week. It's kind of an amazing conference because it is so cheap to attend--$50 for the main…

IndieWeb RSVP

RSVP to Indie Web Summit

·May 19, 2019

RSVP yes, virtually to IndieWeb Summit

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How Humans Learn: Curiosity

·May 17, 2019

I have found that the first chapter of Joshua Eyler's book How Humans Learn connects nicely with what we're trying to do with Tackling a Wicked Problem. The chapter is…

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What is “Tackling a Wicked Problem”?

·May 10, 2019

Starting this fall, Plymouth State University is embarking on a new curricular initiative called Tackling a Wicked Problem (TWP). This is a course required of all first year students, designed…

General Education Integrated Clusters

IS4220 Wrap Up

·May 8, 2019

Today was the final exam period for my section of IS4220--Signature Project. The students presented their final project to members of various offices across campus, including Admissions and MCCS, as…

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Conversational Design

·April 30, 2019

I just finished reading Erika Hall's excellent book Conversational Design. Hall is a technologist who is interested in making digital systems more human-centered. The idea of conversational design is to…

Movie/TV Review Regal

Shazam!

·April 16, 2019

When I was a kid, I loved the TV show Shazam! It was fun to see a kid who could transform into a superhero just by saying one word. So…

Integrated Clusters

Progress Report: Cluster Initiative

·April 14, 2019

I have had a couple of conversations recently in which people expressed concern that we have not accomplished much with the cluster initiative. I think this concern is coming up…

IndieWeb

Making Appointments

·April 9, 2019

Just after mid-term every semester, my University holds "advising weeks" during which faculty meet with all of their advisees to help them plan their schedules for the upcoming semester. I…

Movie/TV Review

Us

·April 6, 2019

I loved Jordan Peele's first movie, Get Out. I thought it was one of the top five movies of 2017. So I was very excited about Us, Peele's second movie.…

Movie/TV Review

Spring Break Movies

·March 26, 2019

Although I didn't go anywhere for spring break two weeks ago, I did take advantage of the time away from the office to go see three movies. Captain Marvel ☆☆☆☆☆…

IndieWeb

An Alternative to the Corporate Web

·March 24, 2019

I've written about why I think we need the IndieWeb before. I'm going to the Popular Culture Association Conference in April and will present about this there as part of…

Movie/TV Review Regal

Fighting With My Family

·March 17, 2019

This movie was an unexpected surprise! Based on the true story of professional wrestler Paige, the movie chronicles Saraya Bevis' rise from wrestling in the World Association of Wrestling, a…

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The National Conversations about Gen Ed

·March 11, 2019

Brigid O'Donnell and I went to AAC&U's General Education Conference in February. The name of the conference was Creating a 21st Century General Education Program: Responding to Seismic Shifts. My…